§ 96. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amounts have been received in payment of debts incurred during the War, to date, from Allied and Dominion Governments, respectively; and whether 1517 any repayments of loans to foreign Governments made since the Armistice have been made to this country
§ Mr. CHURCHILLAs the answer involves many figures, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYWill the right hon. Gentleman answer the last part of the question, which only calls for an affirmative or a negative reply?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI think that information is furnished in the figures I am going to send to the hon. and gallant Member.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYWill the right hon. Gentleman say if any payments at all from our Allies have been received in respect of loans?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLYes, Sir. There have been payments received, and the hon. and gallant Gentleman will find, if he studies the answer which I am going to circulate, that one-half of the answer is taken up describing certain repayments which we have received.
§ Following is the answer:
§ 1. Apart from various accounting adjustments, no sums in repayment of debts incurred by Allied Governments during the War period have been received by His Majesty's Government,
§ 2. The following amounts in round figures have been received from Dominion and Colonial Governments under funding arrangements or otherwise:
Australia | 9,550,000 |
South Africa | 3,070,000 |
New Zealand | 940,000 |
Newfoundland | 393,000 |
Crown Colonies | 2,492,000 |
§ War advances to Canada, amounting to approximately 179 million have been repaid by set-off against loans by Canada to this country.
§ 3. The following repayments of loans to foreign Governments made since the Armistice have been effected:
§ Belgium.—£6½ millions (Post-Armistice Debt).
§ Austria.—£2½ millions, repaid in connection with the issue of the League of Nations Reconstruction Loan.
1518§ Czechoslovakia.—£2 millions (advance by Wheat Commission for purchase of flour).
§ Repayment has also been made in full of the Relief Loans to Lithuania and Latvia amounting to £16,812 and £20,170 respectively.
§ Arrangements have been made for the repayment by annual instalments (with interest) of the Relief Debts of Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Esthonia.